Have you ever thought about getting more actively involved in the ANS? Well, here is your opportunity! The ANS is presently looking for people interested in becoming an ANS officer. At present there are four different offices open. See the ANS Officer Information document for detailed descriptions about each of these positions and the official application form.… Read More
The ANS Abstract Review Committee is encouraged by the quality of work submitted this year. Stay tuned for notification of acceptance by September 30th.
U.S. Capitol at Dusk
The American Name Society has received a record number of abstracts for this year’s annual meeting.
Join us January 7-10, 2016, in Washington, D.C to hear these papers presented and contribute to an onomastic dialogue.
Have you been studying names this year?
Submit an abstract for presentation at the American Name Society Annual Meeting:
The deadline for submissions is July 31st. Click here for more information.
Join ANS today!
Exciting new features available through the website:
Get excited… the new ANS Website will be live this Monday, 5/4/15!
The U.S. Board on Geographic Names invites you to celebrate its 125th anniversary, with a one-day symposium about geographic names: Traditions and Transition.
Friday, September 18, 2015; U.S. Library of Congress, Washington DC
The symposium will be followed by an open house and special exhibit from the U.S. Library of Congress.… Read More
The 54th Annual Names Institute will be held at Baruch College (CUNY), Lexington Avenue @ 24th St., on Saturday, May 2, 2015. Abstracts on all aspects of names—personal, geographic, commercial & trade, literary—are welcomed by April 15th, to Professor Wayne Finke at wayne.finke[at]baruch.cuny.edu… Read More
Call for Papers – Deadline 15 April 2015.
Special Issue of NAMES: A Journal of Onomastics devoted to
Names, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
The American Name Society is currently inviting abstracts
for scientific papers providing an analysis of the names found in
contemporary and classic literary works of science-fiction, fantasy,
or horror.… Read More
